Business Innovation.Real-world Success.
The University of Delaware’s business school, the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, is a hub for innovation, business and economics research and career success. With hands-on experiences and a technology-driven curriculum, Lerner equips students to navigate the evolving business world and drive change worldwide.
$90,870
Average graduate and MBA salary
#26
Online MBA – US News & World Report
#64
Undergrad business schools – Poets & Quants
95%
Undergrads employed or pursuing graduate education with avg. salary $70,000
Discover Our Faculty
Lerner faculty are dedicated educators and thought leaders whose award-winning research drives innovation in the classroom and in society. Through the distinctive Lerner education – rooted in experiential learning and informed by the latest business technologies – they prepare students to lead in a rapidly changing world.
The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, in collaboration with Women in Economics, hosted the 2026 Hutchinson Lecture on April 20 in the Perkins Student Center.
Recent Stories
The University of Delaware is launching the Neil Book School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, marking a major investment in innovation-driven education and experiential learning. Made possible through a...
Jason Christie, a Wilmington, Del. native and 2025 Ph.D. graduate in economics from the Lerner College of Business and Economics, is a digital fraud innovation strategist at Bank of America. As a graduate student, he chose Lerner for its strong economics faculty and...
As a sophomore living off campus and responsible for cooking her own meals, University of Delaware marketing major Tara LaMantia looked for recipe apps to help improve her skills, but found they didn’t include a lot of features she was looking for, especially when she...
The University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business and Economics continued its tradition of experiential learning this spring with the Carol A. Ammon Case Competition, an annual event that challenges graduate students to apply classroom knowledge to real-world...
Spotlight On: Lerner Co-op Program
Meet the Lerner College students participating in the first year of the Lerner Co-op Program, which pairs Lerner students with companies throughout the state in paid roles as part of a year-long work-based initiative.